Dyestuffs containing chromium and process of making the same



Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- FRITZ STE-HUB, 01' BASEL, ASSEIIGNOB 130 m m: SOCIETY 01 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN 8113,01 BASIL,

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10 Drawing. Application llled January 88, 1928, Serial Io. 84,755, and in Switzerland February 14, 1925.

The present invention relates to new dye .stufl's, it comprises the new products, the process of making the same, and the material dyed with the new dyestuffs.

It has been found that new dyestufis con-Q taining chromium may be obtained by treat ing the dyestufis made by coupling nitrated -mononuclear o-hydroxy-diazo compounds with a-naphthyla-mine derivatives which combine v in ortho -position to the amino group, with agents yielding chromium, such as for instance the derivatives of the trivalent chromium. The new dyestuffs corresponding with the general formula:

wherein the ys stand for hydrogen atoms which are replaced at least once and at most thrice by sulfo groups which latter are not adjacent to each other and of which at least one is in 5, t or 3-position, and wherein the dyed from'an acid bath fast bluish-green,

green, olive-green and blackish-green tints.

I Example I. Q g

48.9 parts of the sodium salt ofthe dyestufi made from diazotized picramlc acid and l-naphthylaminel-sulfonic acid corresponding with the formula:

are dissolvedin 18 parts fgf'chmmiumpxide Cr,'(), in form of a. chromium fluoride-'lsolutlon of 14% strezeigth Qare then added and the whole is vboil tor-some after addltwn oi wder in'af reflux apparatus. The new 1s by evaporating and a 960 parts of boiling water,

Emample 2.

50 parts of the dyestufi made from diazotized 5-nitro-2-amino-1-phenol and naphthionic acid corresponding with the formula:

are dissolved in 500 parts of boiling water,

15.2 parts of chromium oxide in form of a chromium fluoride solution of 4% strength are then added and the whole is boiled for some time in a reflux apparatus after addition of glass powder. The new dyestufi' containing chromium is isolated by evaporating and salting out. It forms a blackish powder, dissolving in water and in caustic soda solution of 10% strength with bluishgreen coloration and dyes wool from a sulfuric acid bath bluish-green shades with excellent properties of fastness. The dyestuffs containing chromium obtained in the same manner from diazotized 5-nitro-2-amino1- phenol and -1-naphthy1amine-4,8-disulfonic' acid shows similar properties.

Example 3.

- 50" parts ofthe dyestulf made from diamtized fi-nitro fl-aminml-phe'nol and 1 naphthylamine-3,6-disulfonic acid corresponding with the formula solid chromium forniate. are and th wholetaboiled for lpmetimeia a apparatus. The .new dyestufi containing chromium is isolated by evaporating and salting out. It forms a blackish powder, dissolving in water with greenish, in caustic soda solution of strength with olive green coloration and dyes. wool from a sulfuric acid bath green shades with excellent properties of fastness. What I claim is:

1.;A process for the production of azo dyestufl's containingrchromium by treating the ortho-hydroxy-azo dyestuffs obtained by naphthylaminel-sulfonic acid, with derivatives of trivalent chromium.

4. As new products the herein described chromium derivatives of the ortho-hydroxyazo dyestuffs corresponding with the general formula:

' wherein the ys stand for hydrogen atoms which are replaced at least once and at most thrice by sulfo groups, which latter are not adjacent to each other and of which at least one is in 5, 4 or 3position, and wherein the benzene nucleus contains at least one NO group, which products form dark powders dissolving in water and dilute caustic soda solution with bluish-green to green, olivegreen and dark-green coloration, yielding on wool, when dyed from an acid bath fast bluish-green, green, olive-green and blackish-green tints.

5. As new products the herein described chromium derivatives of the ortho-hydroxyazo dyestuffs corresponding with the formula:

wherein the benzene nucleus contains at.

least one NO group, which products form dark powders dissolving in water and dilute caustic soda solution with bluish-green to green, olive-green and dark-green coloration, yielding on wool, when dyed from an acid bath fast bluish-green, green, olive-green and blackish-green tints.

6. As new products the herein described chromium derivatives of the ortho-hydroxyazo dyestufi corresponding with the formula which product forms a blackish powder dissolving in water with dark-green coloration not changed by addition of caustic soda solution, dyeing wool from a sulfuric acid bath very fast dark-olive-green shades.

In witness whereof Ihave hereunto signed myname this 16th day of January 1926.

FRITZ STRAUB. 

